Karlovarska Becherovka will sell production from its warehouse

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Jan Becher-Karlovarska Becherovka (JBKB) (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic), liqueur producer, will start to sell liqueurs from its warehouse in 2001. That is why the firm decreased its production at the beginning of 2001. The firm stored 5 mil lt of liqueurs in 1999-2000. A reason for the drop of the firm's production is the fact that JBKB has not been obliged to fulfil privatization demands since the beginning of 2001. According to the demands, the firm had to produce 10.5 mil lt of herbal liqueurs in 1999 and 12.5 mil lt in 2000. Their consumption in the Czech Republic is decreasing. JBKB has a 30% stake held by Salb (Czech Republic). At the beginning of 2001 Salb is waiting for the result of a check of Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, whether it met all the conditions of privatization in 2000. Salb will acquire another 59% stake in JBKB for about CEK 1.3 bil in case of a positive result.

Strategy & planning, Market information - general, Marketing procedures, Company Planning/Goals, Industry Market Data, Distilled and blended liquors, Bottled Liquor, Liquor, Jan Becher Karlovarska Becherovka, Salb

Kampf um Becherovka

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A liqueur company in Chotin, Slovakia has bought the original recipe of the herb liqueur Becherovka from Zdenek Hoffmann from Domazlice, Czechia. The sale includes also the rights of the original bottle, closure and label. However, according to Vaclav Lupinek from a Czech spirits company in Karlovy Vary, his company has the exclusive rights of the registered trade mark, the bottle and the label. This is confirmed by the Czech patent office, which also said that an unauthorised use of a registered trade mark is an illegal act. The agreement between Mr Hoffmann and the Slovakian company is legally protected. Chief executive Stefan Sipciak said that he does not want any quarrel with the Czech company but only market a second Becherovka product. Test production has already begun in Chotin and the liqueur is to be launched in September 1998.

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Sells original recipe of the herb liqueur Becherovka to liqueur company in Chotin, Slovakia

Facilities & equipment, Cordials & Liqueurs, Article, Zdenek Hoffmann

Sklarny Hermanova Hut changes its owner

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Sklarny Hermanova Hut (SHH) (Hermanova Hut, Czech Republic), glass firm, will be acquired by Sahm CS (Czech Republic) and several Czech glass firms in 2001. Sahm CS will ensure drinking glass production at SHH. SHH produces drinking glass worth CEK 130 mil per year. Sahm CS is subsidiary of Sahm (Germany).

Acquisitions & mergers, Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing, Glass containers, Pressed and blown glass, not elsewhere classified, Tumblers, Glassware, Sahm CS, Sklarny Hermanova Hut, Sahm (Germany)